John Costello III

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John Costello III is an American composer, songwriter, producer, musician, singer and music industry executive. His music is heard in network, cable and syndicated TV shows, in major and independent films, advertising campaigns, video games and record labels.

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Born in Chicago, Illinois, Costello showed interest in music at a young age. He began playing piano and organ at age 5. His skills quickly advanced with professional music lessons. At 13 he moved to Phoenix, Arizona, with his mother. John played keyboards in numerous bands and was a drummer in the Paradise Valley High School Band. His early training and exposure to a wide variety of musical genres laid the framework for his playing, arrangement and production expertise.

After graduating High School in 1981, Costello attended Arizona State University. Instead of completing his degree, he opted to go on the road with a variety of bands including: Miss California, Cheryl Van Cleeve in Atlantic City, QED, Coup d’Etat, Band 1208, and others.

In 1987, John along with partner, Dawn Kerlin formed the band, The Connection. The Connection became a popular variety band, touring worldwide with the USO. The group has performed over 400 AFE/USO shows for military personnel stationed in 28 countries.

In the late 80’s Costello began working alongside songwriting/production partner, David Hilker. The duo opened Wild Whirled Recording Studios in 1990 to hone their production and engineering skills. Studio clients included DJ Z-Trip, Kristine W, Glenn Campbell Music, Jeff Dayton, Robert Kiyosaki (Rich Dad Poor Dad), Caroline Records, Michael Schenker, Keel (band), MasterSource Music Catalog, Network Music, Killer Tracks, OneMusic, FirstCom, The Hollywood Edge, Oregon Catholic Press and KTVK to name a few.

In 1999 Costello and Hilker signed with Fox Family Music to compose for the Fox Family Channel and FoxKids Cartoons. They created custom music libraries for countless shows on both networks. They also composed numerous title themes including Total Access 24/7, a show featuring celebrities including, Christina Aguilera, Lance Bass, Mariah Carey, Joey Fatone, Chris Kirkpatrick, Frankie Muniz, NSync, Ashley Olsen, Mary-Kate Olsen, Pink (singer), Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake. They also landed the scoring gig for the animated series NASCARRacers and contributed music to the Transformers: Robots In Disguise series.

In 2002 John and David teamed with Jeff Freundlich to form the Wild Whirled Music Catalog. The catalog services the music needs of the film, television and advertising industries. In 2006 Costello was instrumental in re-establishing the independent record label, Fervor Records with business partners Hilker and Freundlich.

Currently John Costello III serves as President of Wild Whirled Music, Fervor Records, Trailerville Music and Muzik Headz all based in Phoenix, AZ.

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John Costello's compositions have appeared on every major USA TV network including:

A&E Network, ABC Television, ABC Family, AMC (TV network), Animal Planet, Bravo (US TV channel), CBS, CHUM Limited, Comedy Central, CTV Television Network, Discovery Channel, Discovery Health Channel, Disney, E!, Fit TV, Fox, FSN, Fuel, FX (TV network), Global Television Network, Hallmark Channel, HBO, HGTV, Lifetime Television, MTV, MTV2, NBC, Noggin (TV channel), Oxygen (TV network), Playboy, Sci Fi Channel (United States), Showtime, Soap Opera Network, SPEED (TV channel), Spike (TV channel), Style Network, Starz (TV network), TBS (TV network), Tech TV, The CW, The WB, TLC (TV channel), Turner Network Television, Travel Channel, Univision, UPN, USA Network, VH1 and WE tv.

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John Costello’s music is distributed internationally by:

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